The Most Valuable Lesson We’re Not Teaching Enough
Teaching resilience is more important than teaching success
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One Powerful Lesson Every Child Must Learn
I met my school friends the other week and we were talking about this subject, "If there’s one thing that can shape the future of a child, one habit that can turn them into a strong, capable leader — what would that habit be? What is that one habit you wish you were taught as a child?"
The conversation's outcome was rather interesting and that's what motivated me to type this note for you, so here goes.
Why Experimentation Matters
While the conversation lasted a few hours, the one factor that all kids must be taught and all of us friends agreed to is: the courage to experiment, fail, and learn from the process.
Here's why we felt this is the most crucial factor for success.
01 - We often teach kids to avoid failure.
02 - To get things right the first time.
03 - But that mindset does more harm than good.
What kids should be learning is: Try something new, fail, learn and try again.
This cycle is the foundation of every great innovator, leader, and entrepreneur.
Resilience Is the Real Superpower
A child who knows how to get back up after a failure becomes invincible.
They don’t fear setbacks. They don’t quit. They learn. They adapt. They grow. The world needs problem-solvers and risk-takers.
Not just people who follow instructions.
Building Future Leaders
If we want to raise a generation of leaders, we must teach them how to try without fear, how to fail without shame, how to learn from every experience, and most importantly; how to keep going until they reach the goal.
That’s how leadership is born — one attempt at a time.
Final Thought
Raise kids who know how to try; who aren’t scared to fail and who never stop until they figure things out.
Because kids who learn to try again... grow into adults who lead the world.
Conclusion
While this post was written for parents (and educators) who are going to be the biggest influence on our future generation; I have a question for you.
How would you rate yourself on the skill of experimenting in your business/ career, taking risks, being okay to make mistakes and to learn from those mistakes on the way?
If reading this note was making you feel uneasy at some level, you may be holding back your true potential with all the overthinking and being risk averse. If you’d like a mentor to work with you 1:1, feel free to reach out to me and let’s connect.Your Thoughts!
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P.S.: Image made on Meta AI using the prompt, “Imagine a parent teaching their kid to experiment and be okay with failing”